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Kid Cudi

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi[1] (born January 30, 1984),[2] better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (Template:Pron-en, kid KUH-dee), sometimes stylized as KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single "Day 'n' Nite" reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "Day 'n' Nite" is part of Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day.

Early life

Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in suburban Shaker Heights and Solon.[3] His father, a house painter, substitute teacher and World War II Air Force veteran was Mexican-Indigenous peoples of mexico, while his mother, a middle-school choir teacher at Roxboro Middle School, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is African-American.[4][5] When he was eleven years old, Mescudi's father passed away from cancer; his passing would have a significant effect on his personality and subsequently his music.[5] Mescudi attended Shaker Heights High School for two years, transferred to Solon High School, and earned his GED. Later, Mescudi studied film at the University of Toledo then dropped out after a year.[3]

Music career

Mescudi first began rapping towards the end of high school, inspired by alternative hip hop groups such as The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest.[5] He moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue a music career.[1] In July 2008, Kid Cudi released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in collaboration with New York street-wear brand 10.Deep as a free download.[6] The mixtape quickly caught the attention of Kanye West, which in turn spawned his signing to GOOD Music later that year.

Kid Cudi was featured on Kanye West's 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak, helping to write "Heartless" which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and singing with West on the track "Welcome to Heartbreak", which peaked at #87 on the Pop 100,[7] music videos for both songs have been released. Cudi was then tipped as an artist to watch for in medias such as Rolling Stone, Vibe, The Source, XXL and BBC News's Sound of 2009 poll of up-and-coming acts.[8] MTV News also reported on Cudi on a series of reports MCs To Watch In 2009.[9]

Kid Cudi performing at Central Park Summerstage in New York City, July 2008.

His first television appearance was at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside good friends Travis Barker and the late DJ AM. On February 17, 2009, he appeared on Snoop Dogg's MTV talk show Dogg After Dark performing "Day 'n' Nite" at the end of the show. Two days later on February 19, 2009, Cudi appeared on BET's 106 & Park with Kanye West to debut the video of "Day 'n' Nite". On March 16, 2009 Kid Cudi performed on mtvU's Spring Break special, and the next day he performed three songs on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. He has also appeared as a musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Kid Cudi also made a cameo appearance next to Solange in the video for the song "T.O.N.Y." in February 2009, and later in the Black Eyed Peas' video for "I Gotta Feeling", with disc jockey David Guetta. He has also appeared on numerous magazine covers including Complex (August/September 2009, October/November 2010, URB (August 2009) and XXL (October 2009).

2009–present: Man on the Moon series

Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day was released on Universal Motown Records on September 15, 2009[10] and sold 104,419 copies in the first week and charted at #4.[11] The album's first single was Day 'N' Nite, and is Kid Cudi's greatest commercial success thus far, the song charting well both in the U.S. and in Europe. The song was also ranked #15 the list of the Best 25 Songs of 2009 by Rolling Stone.[12] The next single from the album was "Make Her Say" (originally titled "I Poke Her Face"), which features a sample from the acoustic version of Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face" and performances by Kanye West and Common.[13][14] The album has now officially reached Gold status selling over a half million copies. The album also received positive reviews from critics. The Boston Globe praised the experimental uniqueness of the album, writing, "It's spacey, adventurous, and ridiculously intriguing if only because it's so different. ...Supposedly Cudi and West made a lot of music together with sci-fi movies playing silently in the studio, and listening to Man on the Moon pretty much corroborates it. It's an album in its own orbit."[15]

Kid Cudi at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, on September 26, 2009.

On February 25, 2009, Cudi self-leaked a "teaser trailer"[16] for the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film using his song "Sky Might Fall" in the background, later he posted that he made the trailer himself and was in talks to possibly make it official.[17] With Emile, Cudi produced an exclusive single called "Switchin Lanes" for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, part of its "South Central Premium Upgrade" downloadable content (DLC) which came out March 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and March 27, 2009 for the Xbox 360.[18]

During the summer of 2009, Cudi joined rapper Asher Roth for the Great Hangover concert tour.[19] Kid Cudi then featured on the highly anticipated Jay-Z album The Blueprint 3, on the song "Already Home".[20] Kid Cudi was nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards for his singles, "Day 'n' Nite" and "Make Her Say".[21] Kid Cudi appeared on Snoop Dogg's More Malice deluxe album, in the song "That Tree".[22] Kid Cudi has also teamed up for tracks with such artists as Vampire Weekend, Shakira, Johnny Polygon, Mr. Hudson, A-Trak, Talib Kweli, Robin Thicke, MGMT, 3OH!3, Dan Black and Kevin Rudolf. On April 20, 2010, Kid Cudi announced that the name of his second album has been changed from Cudder and the Revolution of Evolution to Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.[23][24] The album is due for an November 9, 2010 release.[25] Cudi has also recently been featured on the song "Memories" with David Guetta. The song peaked at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]

On June 11, 2010, Kid Cudi was arrested in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, and charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after an alleged incident with him and a 24-year-old woman.[27] Despite his arrest, he was released and made it to Manchester, Tennessee the next day in time to play at Bonnaroo Music Festival.[28] On September 24, 2010, he was sentenced to two days of community service after pleading guilty in court to the possession of cocaine. The following evening, Cudi performed songs off his upcoming album for the Details @ Midnight event at Cedar Lake Studios in Manhattan.[29] In Complex's October/November issue, Cudi admitted to using cocaine to get through interviews. He said he has stopped using it.[30]

The title of Cudi's sophomore album has been confirmed to be Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,[23][24] and is slated for release on November 9, 2010.[31] A promotional single, "REVOFEV", was released from the album in early 2010. The official lead single, "Erase Me" featuring Kanye West, was released for airplay on June 30, 2010. The single was officially be released on iTunes on August 24, 2010 and debuted at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 earning the status of "Hot Shot Debut".[32]

Other ventures

Kid Cudi is currently starring in the new HBO comedy series How to Make it in America,[33] produced by Mark Wahlberg. Cudi has also made an impact in the fashion world with Bape awarding Cudi his own t-shirt in September 2009 and using him as their main model for the summer 2010 collection in reward for his music and past employment there when living in New York City. He was also named the "Most Stylish New Yorker" in February 2010 by Time Out New York.

Discography

Main article: Kid Cudi discography

Studio albums

Official Mixtapes

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kid Cudi

References

  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (2009). "Kid Cudi > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  2. ^ Kid Cudi (February 2, 2009). "we baackkkkkkkk". KidCudi.com. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Soeder, John (2009-06-27). "Before he became the most buzzed-about rookie in the music business, Kid Cudi was a kid from Cleveland with big dreams". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-06-29. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Smith, Angelique (2009-03-10). "Kid Cudi's Not-So-Dark Alter Ego Revealed!". MTV Newsroom. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  5. ^ a b c Hoard, Christian (17 September 2009). "Kid Cudi: Hip-Hop's Sensitive Soul". Rolling Stone (1087): 40. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |trans_title= and |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ 10.Deep Presents: Kid Cudi - "A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape"
  7. ^ "Billboard Pop 100 Chart Positions". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [dead link‍]
  8. ^ "BBC Sound of 2008: The longlist". BBC News. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  9. ^ Roberts, Steven (2009-01-08). "Kid Cudi". MCs To Watch In 2009. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  10. ^ Kid Cudi: Man On The Moon Released
  11. ^ Jay-Z Tops Album Sales Two Weeks In A Row
  12. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31364221/the_25_best_songs_of_2009/5
  13. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-05-27). "Kanye West 'Inspired' By Lady Gaga's 'Face' For Kid Cudi Single". Mixtape Daily. MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  14. ^ Roberts, Steven (2009-07-20). "Kanye West, Common Lend Kid Cudi Bicoastal Support In Video". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  15. ^ Benbow, Julian (2009-09-14). "Man On The Moon: The End Of Day Reviews". The Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Company. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  16. ^ Kid Cudi self-made Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Teaser Trailer
  17. ^ Roberts, Steven (2009-03-04). "Kid Cudi Has 'Eureka' Moment With 'Transformers' Trailer". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  18. ^ "Midnight Club: Los Angeles South Central DLC Kid Cudi Exclusive". Rockstar Games.
  19. ^ Roberts, Steven (2009-07-17). "Kid Cudi, Asher Roth Want Hangover Tour To Be A 'Movement'" (mdy). MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-28..
  20. ^ "Blueprint 3 Track-List" (mdy). Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-08-19..
  21. ^ Kid Cudi receives Three Grammy Nominations
  22. ^ Kid Cudi Featured on Snoop Dogg’s “More Malice”
  23. ^ a b c Kid Cudi (April 20, 2010). "Lend Me Your Eyesssss". KidCudi.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  24. ^ a b c "Kid Cudi Makes Changes To His Album... Again!". MTV UK. April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  25. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644742/20100729/kid_cudi.jhtml
  26. ^ "Memories (feat. Kid Cudi) by David Guetta - Download Memories (feat. Kid Cudi) on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  27. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (June 11, 2010). "Kid Cudi Arrested". MTV News. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  28. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/kid-cudi-plays-bonnaroo-despite-new-york-1004097742.story#/news/kid-cudi-plays-bonnaroo-despite-new-york-1004097742.story
  29. ^ http://bossip.com/289653/kid-cudi-pleads-guilty-to-holding-blow-gets-community-service-and-performs-to-a-packed-crowd-all-in-the-same-weekend30346/kid-cudi-details-at-midnight
  30. ^ http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Cover-Story/Kid-Cudi-2010?page=2
  31. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12118/title.dx-news-bits-kid-cudi-queen-latifah-curreny
  32. ^ "Single: Erase Me - Kid Cudi Feat. Kanye West". Dat New Cudi. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  33. ^ HBO. "Kid Cudi in How to Make it in America". Retrieved March 7, 2010.
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